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brettdale

(12,381 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:47 AM Jan 2020

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The trends on twitter are very upsetting

WW3
world war 3
war.

I would appreciate some reassurance.

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The trends on twitter are very upsetting (Original Post) brettdale Jan 2020 OP

I wish I could. Perhaps our allies (?) in Europe or Japan will talk to Iran and convince them Karadeniz Jan 2020 #1

There is no way they will not retaliate I think. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #3

We need to be talking people down. nt coti Jan 2020 #2

Call your congressional rep AND vapor2 Jan 2020 #4

They are right. roamer65 Jan 2020 #5

There is A LOT of draft talk. Renew Deal Jan 2020 #6

Republicans don't give a shit about military who voluntarily enlisted... less if they are drafted. TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #8

Some of them are funny Renew Deal Jan 2020 #7

There is also a big assumption that the UK is going too Renew Deal Jan 2020 #9

Sadly, I doubt we have any friends left in the international community Hekate Jan 2020 #10

I hope that Iran holds more discipline and wisdom than our resplendent dotard. Maru Kitteh Jan 2020 #11

Remind me of how Twitter reflects the real world? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #12

Thank you. cwydro Jan 2020 #18

A lot of kids are on Twitter, and that's what they all jump to RhodeIslandOne Jan 2020 #13

++++++++++++++!!! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #15

Also WagTheDog Pentagon & Enlist True_Blue Jan 2020 #14

Maybe get off twitter. tman Jan 2020 #16

Don't believe twitter, for god's sake. cwydro Jan 2020 #17

Karadeniz

(22,516 posts)

1. I wish I could. Perhaps our allies (?) in Europe or Japan will talk to Iran and convince them

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:11 AM

Jan 2020

To not retaliate because war costs lots of money and could cost them many lives. Just a mess.

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

3. There is no way they will not retaliate I think. nt

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:15 AM

Jan 2020

coti

(4,612 posts)

2. We need to be talking people down. nt

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:12 AM

Jan 2020

vapor2

(1,248 posts)

4. Call your congressional rep AND

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:40 AM

Jan 2020

block your phone and call other senators and tell them that this thug is a clear and present danger to our national security. Google phone numbers and call non stop.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

5. They are right.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:56 AM

Jan 2020

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

6. There is A LOT of draft talk.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:58 AM

Jan 2020

TheBlackAdder

(28,201 posts)

8. Republicans don't give a shit about military who voluntarily enlisted... less if they are drafted.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 02:03 AM

Jan 2020

.

This is going to bite Trump in the ass.

Most Libertarians are self-affecting and only care about themselves. They won't want their family forced into service.

.

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

7. Some of them are funny

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:59 AM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

9. There is also a big assumption that the UK is going too

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 02:14 AM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Hekate

(90,686 posts)

10. Sadly, I doubt we have any friends left in the international community

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 02:19 AM

Jan 2020

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)

11. I hope that Iran holds more discipline and wisdom than our resplendent dotard.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 02:32 AM

Jan 2020

He has placed our hope in their hands.

Fucking bag of shit-stained rot that he is, I hope the stress of this does him in. The whole world would celebrate.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,857 posts)

12. Remind me of how Twitter reflects the real world?

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 03:06 AM

Jan 2020

Honestly, if I never came to DU I'd be totally unaware that Twitter even existed.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

18. Thank you.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:23 AM

Jan 2020

I can’t imagine actually worrying about what some idiots are saying on twitter at any given time.

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)

13. A lot of kids are on Twitter, and that's what they all jump to

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 03:35 AM

Jan 2020

Also a lot of idiots, and bots too.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

15. ++++++++++++++!!!

Reply to RhodeIslandOne (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:11 AM

Jan 2020

True_Blue

(3,063 posts)

14. Also WagTheDog Pentagon & Enlist

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 03:40 AM

Jan 2020

I knew Trump would start WW III

tman

(983 posts)

16. Maybe get off twitter.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:22 AM

Jan 2020

It's toxic, like cable news.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

17. Don't believe twitter, for god's sake.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:22 AM

Jan 2020

My, what a panicky bunch we seem to have here.

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